After LSU win:

NET 39
KenPom 50
BPI 43
KPI 28
T-Rank 54

When was he injured? What was his last game?

Is this a once a week thing?

For all those dissing the G5 auto bid, be careful because the SEC and B1G would like to eliminate all autobids.

These are the droids you are looking for.

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SMU amassed 467 yards of total offense against a Pitt defense that likes to call itself sharks. But there were multiple times during the game when ...

BUS wrote:My plan is I plan to be wet. Who cares, it's not like its 36 degrees outside.

Yes, I was in the Cotton Bowl in 83.

Ditto

Games thru 10/26
T-2 Defensive TDs, T-2 Fumble Rtn TDs, T-6 Int Rtn TDs
T-7 in pass ints, #2 in Int return yards
15 in scoring "offense" (includes non-offensive TDs), T-6 in FGs made
5 in rush D, #5 in yards/rush D, T-#11 rush TDs allowed
15 in offensive first downs, T-5 Rush 1st DNs
23 in Rush ...

Shows what being in the P4 looks like vs. even last season.

Impact on our early game with them? Big, little or none?

Not that it is a big impact on the discussion but I believe SMU only gets a 50% share of the CFP $$ for the first year or two.

Games thru 10/5
T-1 Defensive TDs, T-2 Fumble Rtn TDs, T-2 Int Rtn TDs
T-1 Turnovers gained, T-7 in Fumble recoveries
T-2 in pass ints, T-2 in int TDs, #1 in Int return yards
10 in Turnover margin
14 in scoring "offense" (includes non-offensive TDs), T-1 in FGs made
T-25 in rush D, #12 in yards/rush ...

ESPN FPI #18

The way I see it, the teams are pretty well match offensively and defensively. The difference will be the turnovers and special teams. Not sure which way that goes though.

Games thru 9/28
1 Defensive TDs
T-1 Turnovers gained, T-2 in Ints, T-1 in int TDs, #1 in Int return yards, T-7 in Fumble recoveries
T-2 in pass ints
9 in Turnover margin
13 in scoring "offense" (includes non-offensive TDs) T-2 in FGs made
16 in rush D, #8 in yards/rush, T-#28 rush TDs allowed
14 in ...